Almeida Garrett Library

Library in Portugal

41°8′53″N 8°37′37″W / 41.14806°N 8.62694°W / 41.14806; -8.62694LocationLordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, Porto, Norte, PortugalOther informationDirectorInstituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e ArqueológicoWebsitebmp.cm-porto.pt/bmag

Almeida Garrett Library (Portuguese: Biblioteca Almeida Garrett) is a library located in the civil parish of Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, in municipality of Porto, Portugal.

History

Named after the writer Almeida Garrett (1799–1854), who was born in Porto, the library was inaugurated on 2 April 2001.

Architecture

The Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garrett is situated in the gardens of the Palácio de Cristal, a space for information and vocational leisure, along Rua Entrequintas. In order to serve the public, the library distributes its collections and equipment in diverse areas, providing support services.^[1] The library's reception area is the local with access to different parts of the building, including auditorium, stacks and gallery.^[1]

The Galeria do Palácio (Palace Gallery) is a versatile exposition space, occupying an area of 1,500 square metres (1,800 sq yd) over two floors.^[1] The area presents a program of regular expositions covering various themes, including arts, cultural heritage and science, in addition to presentation of documents, among others.^[1] It is also a focus for visiting expositions from local, national and international exhibitors receiving, on 4 February 2001, 20 groups as part of the European Capital of Culture.^[1]

The auditorium is an architectural space of important quality, with a connection to the garden alongside the library.^[1] It has the capacity to hold 192 people, with modern sound equipment, projection and lighting systems. With a large foyer and lateral mezzanine, the spaces realizes modern expositions and parallel activities.^[1] Its privileged location, near a green space in the heart of the city, and with several spaces, makes it a centre of important local activities, including: theatre, cinemas, conferences, book presentations, poetry sessions, musical spectacles, congresses and professional encounters.^[1]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h CMP/DMSI.DMB, ed. (2015), Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garrett (in Portuguese), Porto, Portugal: Bibliotecas Municipais do Porto

Sources

Porto (1901-2001): Guia de Arquitectura Moderna (in Portuguese), Porto, Portugal, 2001{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Directory of Portuguese libraries, archived from the original on 2009-06-08, retrieved 2009-12-04